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Pistacia
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L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 2: 1025. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Contributor Text:
YASIN J. NASIR
Flower/Fruit:
Fl. Per.:
May.
Type:
Type: Described from cultivated material.
Distribution:
Distribution: Iran, Afghanistan, C. Asia. Cultivated in the Mediterranean region.
Comment/Acknowledgements:
‘The Pistacio Nut’ is cultivated in Baluchistan for its edible fruit. Yaltirik (l.c.) mentions that in nature it hybridises with
Pistacia khinjuk
and
Pistacia atlantica.
Illustration:
Map Location:
Baluchistan: D-4 Forest Nursery, Quetta, Y. Nasir & Z. Ali 5786 (RAW); D-5 Loralai House, M. Nath 2131 (RAW).
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Tree 6-10 m tall. Leaves odd pinnate. Leaflets 3-10 in number, 55-90 (-100) x 30-65 mm, ovate to suborbiculate, veins prominent. Rachis barely winged, pubescent. Drupe ovoid-oblong, 12-30 x 10-12 mm, apiculate.